The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-05-07
Igi SATNTAE TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, MAY Z, 1887.
The fire at 2:30 Friday morning was
> the store of M. Ferst & Co.

Tribune are requested to pay up a
once.
white and colored man escaped
from the chain gang the FIRST part Of
the week.
Our citizens will have to wait few
weeks longer for the much talked of ar.
tesian water.
Mr. s. P. Hamilton, has petitioned
council for permission to remodel the
paper mill 50 as to convert the same into
dwellings,.
A colored woman named Lizzie
Barlow was the lucky winner of
the handsome diamond ring at Vel
lowstone Kits last Monday.
Hon: Thomas E. Miller of Ora
hamville, S. c., was in the city for a
few hours yesterday and visited the
TRIBrNE office.
Misses Lulu E. Hardee, P. A
Hines and Frances Jackson attend
ed the State Teachers Association
at Atlanta this week.
1t took 81 ballots to elect port war,
den on Wednesday evening, there were
10 candidates for the position. Mr. w.
B, Adams was the successful one.
Mr., S. D. Scroggips of Screyen
county was in the city this week. We
had he pleasure o. greeting him 10 the
TRIBUNE Office.
Read the testimonials in another
column as to the efficacy of the RENE
dies If the Alaska Compound Company.
Always 90 to the advertisers in this
paper b. fore making Your purchases.
We know that you are sure Of being
satsfed by them,
The deliver of the TRIBUNE is de-
layed few hours this week GU account
Of an accident to our press
A grand May PARTY will he given
by the Young Meu'~ Philnsophian De-
batting club at Odd Fell VS. hall, Harris
snee' on slo' dav night h. 9th instant
Refreshments free Do r. open at Z 30
ocI elk AdmiSsi n 25 cents.
The POard OF ntfir"r~ # the First
Ba talion Georgia Volunteers met ~
Fl pire hall. on thursday nj hit. and
made arr nga'pents for the ce ebration
of The 18th amendment TO the onsti
tut on the l9h instant
The straw berry festival given by the
Earnest Workers IF Asbury NJ. f,
church on W. dnesday evening at Odd
Fellows hall was most ENJOYABLE
affair. The TRIBUNE is under obliga-
lions to the ladies for comrimeutaries
The South Carolina Mutual Aid As
sociatian will give an excursion to
Beaufort, S c., on Monday tick
cts - cents, children so cents Steam
er st Nicholas" leaves wharf foot Of
Lincoln street at Z o'clock a. m.
will the colored people appreciate,
support, sustain subscribe and pay for
a newspaper run in their Interest? The
TRIBUNE is such paper. We arc
trying to do our duty, will you do
yours?
Any one wanting piano or organ
will consult their interest by calling at
this office before buying elsewhere. We
have made arrangements whereby we
can furnish churches, Sunday Schools
and miles with these instruments
che per than they can be bought else
where in the city
Solicitor General DuBignon. showed
the true manhood of an American citi-
zen, when he checked a white witness
in the superior court yesterday in his
attempt to belittle colored man by
calling him ,darkey." Skuuks like the
aforesaid witness needs kicking,
The Savannah Base Ball Club has
returned home. They did not gain
any aurcls, and were not met by al
Brass band and delegation of citizens.
10 fact they emily won two games out of
sixteen, They will play the Charles
tons here TO day. As the lover hom-
ers" are Of about the same caIibre as
the home team, there will be plenty of
fun for the critical small base ball boy
DR.. Benz. F. Sheftall, who has
been repeatedly honored by his fell
low citizens, has been appointed by
the Secretary of the Treasury,
Sanitary Inspector at Sapelo
station and left Yesterday for his